Would love to see what other areas you paddle in, and how often you get out!

I am blessed rotten, live in Seattle just two minutes from a great beach to put-in, and I get out about every other day. Weather is often quite rainy, but when its good, its very very good. The water stays COLD year round.

Here are a few from the PNW.

_________________"Never mistake a clear view for a short journey." - Cowboy Proverb

Looks like a great spot - could almost be Auckland (except for the COLD water and mountains) the city skyline is very similar.

Anyway - why not take a look at my Youtube channel: Stobb0 (Stobbo but with the last 'o' a zero).

I have uploaded a few (to date) kayaking vids I have taken since Christmas on the waterproof video camera that my better 3/4 bought me for Christmas. These show a snapshot of the kind of kayaking that's on offer around Auckland and the Coromandel peninsula.

It's great to see pictures from the stomping grounds of my youth! I was born and raised in Puyallup, graduated from college in Bellingham, taught school in Tacoma and Forks, worked most of my adult life in Idaho and since retirement (although I've gone back to work) now live near Corpus Christi in Texas. Having a boat of some form or another has been a big part of my life for decades. I have an older brother and his wife who are involved with the South Sound Kayakers out of Tacoma. So your pictures brought back some very good memories.

Here's a couple of pictures I've included from this area. If you ever need to get out of the PNW drizzle during the winter, you may want to consider the coastal bend area of Texas. There are hundreds of miles of bays, channels and inlets protected by the barrier islands all along the coast. The fall, winter and spring times are great for kayaking. I don't recommend the summer unless you've been down here long enough to climatize to the heat. Thanks for sharing your pictures from that very beautiful part of the country.

An Oil Rig tender returning to port from the Gulf of Mexico.

The dorsal fin of a male dolphin breaks the surface of the water near Ingleside, Texas.

A face off between a Hobie Oasis and the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi Bay. Who do you think will win?

Approaching the 155 year old Lydia Ann Channel Lighthouse. This beautiful relic was nearly destroyed during the civil war to keep the Union troops from using it to spy on the Confederate Army.

It's great to see pictures from the stomping grounds of my youth! I was born and raised in Puyallup, graduated from college in Bellingham, taught school in Tacoma and Forks, worked most of my adult life in Idaho and since retirement (although I've gone back to work) now live near Corpus Christi in Texas. Having a boat of some form or another has been a big part of my life for decades. I have an older brother and his wife who are involved with the South Sound Kayakers out of Tacoma. So your pictures brought back some very good memories.

Great pics! The Pacific North Wet is a great area for sure, especially once you get outside of the Sea/Tac corridor and up into the islands. I am also doing a fair bit of paddling in inland lakes as well (Chelan, Ross, Kachess, etc). I've heard that there is a minimal tide in the Gulf, true?

Also, whats the name of the Kayak club? I am looking for one to join at the moment. Though my experience so far is that most traditional sit in kayakers are appalled at my peddle-driven-inflatable-heresy (I wouldn't want to be passed by an inflatable raft either).

_________________"Never mistake a clear view for a short journey." - Cowboy Proverb